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The most Internet-savvy pope in history will be sharing Lenten messages in 140 characters or less now through Easter. Pope Benedict XVI began sending tweets, in a few different languages, through the Twitter account of the Pontifical Council for Social Communication, @Pope2YouVatican. Today, the account tweeted, “BXVI: The Lenten season offers us once again an […] …

Your cell phone is turning you into a selfish jerk, according to researchers at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business . Their marketing study found that cell phone users are less likely to volunteer for community service. The cell phone users were also less persistent in solving word problems – even […] …

Guys and girls with Android phones tend to get it on earlier in a relationship, while BlackBerry users are more reserved, according to a survey of Match.com users in Canada that seems to confirm some stereotypes about the various smartphones. Consumerist summed up the results, initially reported by the Toronto Star: They found that 62% […] …

Three-fourths of Americans with cell phones use them in the bathroom, “talking, tweeting and typing” even while on the toilet, according to a new tech survey. Two-thirds of users say they’ve answered calls and sent text messages in the bathroom, and men are more likely to do so than women, marketing group 11mark found and […] …

Here’s the game that’s all the rage online today: Just who does Google think you are?

The search site infers demographics based on what websites users visit, then chooses advertising content based on that data. Given a recent announcement from Google about privacy changes, now seems like a good time to find out what the company knows about you.

After some anti-abortion organizations rejoiced at the discovery that the iPhone 4S’ digital assistant, Siri, won’t provide a list of abortion providers when asked “I want an abortion” or “Where can I get an abortion?” and in some cases listed anti-abortion women’s clinics, the Internet launched a debate over whether the gadget was really “pro-life.” […] …

Imagine your workplace without email. That fantasy (or nightmare) will soon be reality for thousands of people who work for information technology firm Atos. The company, which has offices in the Houston area and in Norwalk, Conn., manages IT for the Olympics. Its clients include oil field services firms Schlumberger and Baker Hughes. ABC news […] …

For years, AOL has used a the cartoon figure of a yellow, running man as a brand mark. The symbol graced the millions of floppy disks and then CDs that the company mailed out in its heyday, and in 2009 was entered into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame. But AOL’s man is running […] …

Starting on Monday, Oct. 31, Redbox will charge $1.20 a day to rent DVDs, a price jump from their signature $1 rates. The additional costs cover debit card fees, Redbox said. “While its movie rental rivals Netflix and Blockbuster have struggled for varying reasons recently, it seemed like Redbox could be just the ticket for […] …

Steve Jobs refused a surgery that could have saved his life, his biographer said in a 60 Minutes interview. The Apple CEO died earlier this month after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. Some have speculated that Jobs could have lived longer had he sought the treatment of modern medicine, but this is the first time […] …

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